wonderful springtime

clematis, iris, fennel, chicken, spirea

wonderful springtime. there are some days were I am eternally thankful for my childhood, education, dedication,  professionalism, integrity, and introspection. Each has formed my personal and professional identity and the reason for what I do what I do with my life.

communication

when it all comes down to it, people just want to be heard. i see the results of not being heard, every day in my work - at work, lately on a networking forum, everywhere, it seems. people saying mean things to each other, self injuring, adopting addictive behaviors, not using healthy ways to cope with stressors and disappointments of each day. how can we listen and hear and talk and share to feel valued, to make others feel valued? i think that is so important in a turbulent time.

poultry building

at the Indiana State Fairgrounds - love the iconography

garden, in spring

not too many words to write today. a day with lesser rain than the past week. the rain is good but we have not been able to plant our seeds for many things yet. i would like a balance of rain and sun.

as seen in Indianapolis - downtown streets

Indianapolis color

top photo is of public art downtown

bottom three are Indianapolis Art Museum

very bottom: "Love" by Robert Indiana

words; no pictures

I have started taking pictures again; it seemed that when I took time off from the internet, I also took time off from taking pictures. It seems as though, actually, springtime has been the birth of several things - a new job for my husband, a new outlook for me on wanting to have more social connections and get-togethers, and a desire to keep more to a routine and not let chores dictate having to stay at home. I have been reading a lot of the FlyLady and I really like her approach. 

I am reading a lot, and trying to work through my personal collection of unread books. I would like to create an art studio in the basement. I have been taking a lot of walks. I have been praying more since I feel strongly that prayer is what has helped me recover from my surgeries and also has given my husband a job. 

Often as I go throughout my day, I think of interesting sounding blog post titles and topics. Usually I do not write them down, and then I forget them. Sometimes I wonder how some bloggers remember to writer so frequently, or have the material to talk about something different so often. I have lots of thoughts, but then doubt why other people would be so interested in listening to them. I talk all day at work (to my clients, mostly, about therapy related topics), then often want to disengage that thought process at home with a good book or interesting tv show (NCIS is always a favorite). 

I will make another post in which I share pictures, but for now, enjoy my thoughts.  :)

return from the blog break

I took a blog break over Lent, I had much more time for studying, reading, walking, and giving my eyes a break. I am back, hope to post some new photos soon. Enjoy this one of crocuses from last year -though they are up again, with the daffodils.   

Also, today is my 30th birthday. Welcome to a new decade. Much to be thankful for and much to plan for this year. 

Happy Spring!

5 years

landscape from February 2008

I have now been blogging for 5 years. I have erased some of the first posts, so now the posts don't begin until January 2010. I changed the way I thought about taking and posting images, as well as the little text I wanted to include. I read blogs for about a year before committing to beginning this, and though I don't read some of those blogs anymore, they served as a a gateway to knowing what and how I wanted to present what was important to me. Soon I will include some links to my current favorite blogs and current favorite bloggers, because I have met (both in person and through email and comments) some very nice people.

Thank you for reading and commenting! 

Here's to the future ~ cheers~!

sonrie ;)

loom

I have been working on my loom, a Structo Artcraft. I had everything ready to go and started test weaving a few inches, then realized the purple colored cotton is too thick to work smoothly. The orange is a thinner yarn that I now have to tie on to the back side, one strand at a time. 

Other things:

video on linen (in French with subtitles)

beautiful Catholic churches

German family life book